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MetaLanguage model

Llama-3.2-1B

Summary

Llama 3.2 1B Base is the pretrained base model of the 1B size in Meta's Llama 3.2 series, with roughly 1.2 billion parameters. It is not post-trained for dialogue; the instruction-tuned version is Llama 3.2 1B Instruct.

The context window holds 131,072 tokens and the knowledge cutoff is December 2023. The weights use the Llama 3.2 Community License.

All specifications

Architecture

Parameters
1 billion
Source: Parameters
Knowledge Cutoff
December 2023
Source: Knowledge Cutoff

Input and output

Context window
131,072 tokens
Source: Context window
Maximum output
8,192 tokens
Source: Maximum output
Inputs
Text
Source: Inputs
Outputs
Text
Source: Outputs
Tool calling
No
Source: Tool calling

Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking
Unknown
no source
Watermarking technique
Not known
no source

Licence and access

Weights
Open weights
Source: Weights
License
Llama 3.2 Community
Source: License

Prices

Not included in any subscription in Germany.

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Frequently asked questions about Llama-3.2-1B

What is the knowledge cutoff of Llama-3.2-1B?

December 2023, according to Meta. That is 9 months before release.

Stated by Meta

How large is the context window of Llama-3.2-1B?

131,072 tokens. That is how much text Llama-3.2-1B reads at once, about 200 A4 pages.

Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis

Context windowTokens the model reads at once · higher is better
GLM-5.1200K
DeepSeek-V3 0324164K
Llama-3.2-1BRank 93 of 102131K
GLM-4.5131K
GPT OSS 120B131K
DeepSeek-V3.2128K
DeepSeek-R1128K

Can I run Llama-3.2-1B locally?

Yes, the weights are open.

Stated by Meta

Open weights
yes
License
Llama 3.2 Community
Parameters
1B
active per token
n/a

Sources and data date